Harold King (politician)

Harold Welbourn King (11 July 1906 – 24 August 1983) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Chaffey for the Liberal and Country League from 1956 to 1962.[1]

King had been a bank official, packing shed executive and fruitgrower before entering politics.[2] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 1956 election, defeating 18-year independent incumbent and government critic William MacGillivray after the LCL exchanged preferences with Labor to oust MacGillivray.[3] King was defeated by Labor candidate Reg Curren at the 1962 election, and lost a rematch with Curren at the 1965 election.[4][5]

References
  1. "Harold King". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. "LCL Candidate For Chaffey". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 96, no. 29, 859. South Australia. 26 June 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via Trove.
  3. "Australian Political Chronicle, January-June 1956". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 2 (1): 111. 1956.
  4. "SUPPORT OF 2 MEMBERS KEY TO S.A. ELECTIONS". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, no. 10, 166. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 March 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via Trove.
  5. "Defeat for Playford". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 098. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 March 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via Trove.

 


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